Charles Lokolingoy

Charles Lokolingoy (Chinese: 查利士; born 2 March 1997) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sydney Olympic.

Charles Lokolingoy
Personal information
Full name Charles Lokolingoy
Date of birth (1997-03-02) 2 March 1997
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Sydney Olympic
Number 17
Youth career
Sutherland Sharks
2016–2019 Sydney FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Sutherland Sharks 14 (0)
2016–2019 Sydney FC NPL 42 (34)
2017–2019 Sydney FC 13 (0)
2019 Brisbane Roar 5 (0)
2019 Brisbane Roar NPL 1 (2)
2019 Sutherland Sharks 10 (7)
2019 Pegasus 7 (4)
2020– Sydney Olympic 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 January 2020

Early life

Lokolingoy was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and moved to Australia at the age of 11.[1]

Club career

Sutherland Sharks

Lokolingoy started his career at Sutherland Sharks, playing for them for two seasons before joining Sydney FC.[2]

Sydney FC

In February 2017, Lokolingjoy was promoted by Sydney FC to the first team.[3] He was released by Sydney FC on the transfer deadline day.[4]

Brisbane Roar

A couple of weeks after his deadline day release from Sydney FC, Lokolingjoy joined Brisbane Roar for the remainder of the season, together with Ruon Tongyik.[5] On 30 April 2019, it was announced that Lokolingjoy would not be continuing with Brisbane Roar, along with another 13 players.[6]

Return to Sutherland Sharks

A week after his release by Brisbane Roar, Lokolingoy was signed by his former club Sutherland Sharks.[7]

Pegasus

In August 2019, Lokolingoy signed for Hong Kong Premier League club Pegasus.[8] He scored during his debut for the club.[9] On 22 December 2019, Loklingoy left the club since he could not adapt to the climate of Hong Kong.

Sydney Olympic

In January 2020, Lokolingjoy signed with Sydney Olympic for the season.[10]

International career

In 2015, Lokolingoy was called up to represent the Australian under-23 team.[11]

Honours

Club

Sydney FC

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References
  1. Gatt, Ray (4 February 2017). "Charlie Lokolingoy shines far from his war-torn homeland". The Australian.
  2. Parkinson, Andrew (20 November 2018). "Charles Lokolingoy chasing maiden A-League goal as Sydney FC prepare for 'Big Blue' double header against Melbourne Victory at Jubilee Oval, Kogarah". St George and Sutherland Shire Leader.
  3. "Sydney FC promote teen striker Lokolingoy". Nine's Wide World of Sports. 22 February 2017.
  4. "Two in, one out at Sydney". FTBL. 31 January 2019.
  5. "Brisbane Roar sign Charles Lokoli-Ngoy and Ruon Tongyik for rest of the season". Fox Sports. 6 February 2019.
  6. Monteverde, Marco (30 April 2019). "Brisbane Roar have begun the rebuild with 14 players not returning next season". The Courier-Mail.
  7. "Sutherland Sharks snare Lokolingoy". National Premier Leagues NSW. 7 May 2019.
  8. @DailyOzFootball (8 August 2019). "22-year-old Australian forward Charles Lokolingoy has signed with Hong Kong side Pegasus, joining fellow Australian Michael Glassock" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. Rupolo, Nicholas (2 September 2019). "Aussies Abroad: Man City teen makes debut". FTBL. In Hong Kong Charles Lokolingoy scored on his debut for Sun Pegasus...
  10. Sydney Olympic FC [@SydneyOlympicFC] (13 January 2020). "We are delighted to announce former Brisbane Roar and Sydney FC attacker Charles Lokolingoy has joined our squad for the upcoming season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. Houlbrook-Walk, Myles (27 December 2016). "From DR Congo to Sydney FC: Charles Lokolingoy chases A-League dream". The Sydney Morning Herald.

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